WEBVTT G THEY DON'T OFTEN DO.WRITING A LETTER TO THE EDITOROF A NEWSPAPER.BEN: SHAUN CHAIYABHAT SPOKE WITHTHE TEEN WITH THE CONTROVERSYNOW GOING VIRAL.IT STARTED WITH A LETTER TO THEEDITOR IN THE WINCHESTER STAR.IT ENDED IN A SOCIAL MEDIAFIRESTORM.>> I READ HIS COLOSSALMISUNDERSTANDING OF THE HATE HASNO HOME HERE SIGNS.>> HE SPENT SPRING VACATIONTEACHING US ALL A LESSON INCIVICS, PENDING HIS THOUGHTS,NOT LETTING THIS OPINION GOUNANSWERED.THE WRITER CALLING THOSE WHOHAVE THEM SELF RIGHTEOUSSNOWFLAKES.>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO SAY SIGNSEXHIBIT SNOWFLAKE AND SAID TOTHEIR SENSITIVITY INK OUT YOUWERE WRITING A LETTER TO THEEDITOR ABOUT A LONG SIDE.>> HOW DID YOU BECOME THEDECIDER OF MORALITY?NEVER.WE PUT A LAWN SIGN DOWN.CALL DOWN DUDE.>> HIS REPLY CAUGHT ON, TWEETEDBY AN ACLU ATTORNEY AND SHARED11,000 TIMES INCLUDING BYCHELSEA CLINTON.>> IT IS CRAZY.I CAN'T COMPREHEND IT.>> YOUR FIRST FORAY INTOPOLITICS.IS THIS THE END FOR YOU?>> HOPEFULLY NOT.>> HE'S HOPING TO CHANGE MINDS.>> I HOPE IT SENDS A MESSAGE TOAT LEAST ONE PERSON.THAT WAS REALLY THE PURPOSE OFTHE LETTER.>> HE HAS NO COMMENT BUT SAYS HE

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Updated: 12:02 PM EDT May 3, 2017

The response from a middle school student to an article in his local newspaper went viral on social media.